[gentoo-user] Firefox PDF integration

[gentoo-user] Firefox PDF integration

[Grant]

How do you get firefox to open a PDF file instead of trying to
download it?  The only plugins listed in about:plugins are
s-shockwave-flash and futuresplash.  I do have acroread and gpdf
installed.

Incidentally, which PDF viewer do you like best out of those in portage?

- Grant

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Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox PDF integration

[Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.]

On Thursday 23 February 2006 15:27, Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote 
about '[gentoo-user] Firefox PDF integration':
> Incidentally, which PDF viewer do you like best out of those in portage?

kpdf :)

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Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox PDF integration

[Renat Golubchyk]

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On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 13:27:18 -0800 Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote:
> How do you get firefox to open a PDF file instead of trying to
> download it?  The only plugins listed in about:plugins are
> s-shockwave-flash and futuresplash.  I do have acroread and gpdf
> installed.

Turn on USE-Flag "nsplugin" for app-text/acroread if you like Adobe
Reader. I use xpdf, because acroread takes ages to load. For this to
work I added xpdf as handler for the "application/pdf" MIME-type to the
list of helper applications. It should be somewhere in the preferences.

> Incidentally, which PDF viewer do you like best out of those in
> portage?

xpdf. I start acroread only when xpdf displays the file incorrectly.


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Renat

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Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox PDF integration

[Alan]

On Thu, Feb 23, 2006 at 03:40:52PM -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> On Thursday 23 February 2006 15:27, Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote 
> about '[gentoo-user] Firefox PDF integration':
> > Incidentally, which PDF viewer do you like best out of those in portage?
> 
> kpdf :)

Or if you're a GNOME user, evince is quite nice.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox PDF integration

[Matthew Cline]

On 2/23/06, Renat Golubchyk <ragermany@gmx.net> wrote:
> I use xpdf, because acroread takes ages to load. For this to
> work I added xpdf as handler for the "application/pdf" MIME-type to the
> list of helper applications. It should be somewhere in the preferences.

I can't seem to find this option in firefox 1.5.0.1

Under "Edit -> Preferences -> Downloads" I see "Download actions".
Clicking on "View and Edit Actions" shows an entry for some
Flash-related files, but nothing for pdf and no option to add a new
entry to this list. Am I missing something obvious?


Matt

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Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox PDF integration

[Alexander Skwar]

Grant wrote:
>  I do have acroread and gpdf
> installed.

acroread provides a plugin. You'll just have to set
a USE flag.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox PDF integration

[Philip Webb]

060223 Grant wrote:
> How do you get firefox to open a PDF file instead of downloading it?
 
I have in  ~/.mailcap :

  application/pdf; /usr/kde/3.5/bin/kpdf %s

Firefox opens PDF's in a new tab for me, so that probably controls it.
 
> Incidentally, which PDF viewer do you like best out of those in portage?

Kpdf ; Kghostview is ok too.  If you don't want to install parts of KDE,
the Gnome equivalent is Evince or you can use the simple Xpdf.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox PDF integration

[Joseph]

On Thu, 2006-02-23 at 22:30 -0500, Matthew Cline wrote:
> 
> I can't seem to find this option in firefox 1.5.0.1
> 
> Under "Edit -> Preferences -> Downloads" I see "Download actions".
> Clicking on "View and Edit Actions" shows an entry for some
> Flash-related files, but nothing for pdf and no option to add a new
> entry to this list. Am I missing something obvious?
> 
> 
> Matt

I know it is a poor (not logical design), but here is how it works.

Navigate to any PDF file with firefox and click on the file.
You will see window pop-up as firefox doesn't know what to do with it.
Beside "Open with" is empty selection, click on that empty icon, you
will see: "other" --> click on it.
Another window will pop-up, under File Name: type: /usr/kde/3.4/bin/kpdf
or complete path to whatever application you want to use --> click OPEN
I will return you to previous window; select "Do this automatically..."

It will enter this setting in Download section in Setting Preferences.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox PDF integration

[david]

Do you have
/usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/Browser_Plugin_HowTo.txt
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Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox PDF integration

[b.n.]

Grant wrote:
> How do you get firefox to open a PDF file instead of trying to
> download it?  The only plugins listed in about:plugins are
> s-shockwave-flash and futuresplash.  I do have acroread and gpdf
> installed.

There is also a thing called mozplugger that allows to embed XPDF in a 
firefox window/tab, just like acroread.

I use it on the Debian box I have at work, I still haven't installed it 
in my Gentoo box at home.

> Incidentally, which PDF viewer do you like best out of those in portage?

kpdf, definitely.

m.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox PDF integration

[Grant]

> > I can't seem to find this option in firefox 1.5.0.1
> >
> > Under "Edit -> Preferences -> Downloads" I see "Download actions".
> > Clicking on "View and Edit Actions" shows an entry for some
> > Flash-related files, but nothing for pdf and no option to add a new
> > entry to this list. Am I missing something obvious?
> >
> >
> > Matt
>
> I know it is a poor (not logical design), but here is how it works.
>
> Navigate to any PDF file with firefox and click on the file.
> You will see window pop-up as firefox doesn't know what to do with it.
> Beside "Open with" is empty selection, click on that empty icon, you
> will see: "other" --> click on it.
> Another window will pop-up, under File Name: type: /usr/kde/3.4/bin/kpdf
> or complete path to whatever application you want to use --> click OPEN
> I will return you to previous window; select "Do this automatically..."
>
> It will enter this setting in Download section in Setting Preferences.
>
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> #Joseph

Got it.  Thanks!

- Grant

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